Just as his calling seized him , Frazer has been grabbing titles and prizes left and right . Now heading into both the Olympics and 2018 Commonwealth Games , Frazer is already decorated . He won the Junior ABA title in 2008 , the Three Nations Championship in 2009 and again in 2015 , a Commonwealth bronze medal in 2010 and the England Boxing Elite Title in 2015 .
As Frazer ’ s accomplishments stack up , his drive to succeed continues to escalate . Just last year he claimed a silver medal in the European championships as part of a record-setting Team GB , which walked out with more medals than ever in the competition ’ s near century-long history .
Frazer ’ s closeness to his fellow boxers has compelled him to make them his biggest inspirations and personal sporting heroes . It ’ s also helped him put his talents to good use in their training camps . He has been Anthony Joshua ’ s sparring partner for all 20 of the IBF Heavyweight Champion ’ s fights .
“ AJ and I fought in the amateurs in 2009 ,” he says , taking a moment to reassert his admiration for the reigning champion .
His promise and special talent didn ’ t go unnoticed . Frazer now trains under Rob McCracken , MBE . The boxer-turned trainer is famous for tutoring the retired Carl Froch and current champ Joshua . Frazer already sits in august company , with many eager eyes watching .
“ AS AN ATHLETE , I
WANT TO ASSOCIATE WITH A GROWING BRAND . GROWING BRANDS ARE FILLED WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE HUNGRY AND DETERMINED , THEY WANT TO RISE HIGH AND BE THE BEST .”
The tale of the accomplished boxer rising from obscurity to the brightest stages on earth is a classic one , and many of these men and women never forget the places they came from , the people who made it possible and their own desire to give back and inspire that community . Frazer is comfortable and proud of his place as a role model because he appreciates how essential they were for him , and how that lofty position can enable him to help others in the same way . Already a champion of the old and the new , Frazer manages to combine the timeless wisdom of the true athlete with some special knowledge gleaned by an individual ’ s experience .
“ I ’ d be nowhere without self-belief , every athlete has it . But even that needs company and support and community . Lots of people out there are motivated enough but they don ’ t have that special person who they can turn to . I was lucky enough to have people in my life who could help out when things were tough and believed even when I didn ’ t .”
Considering the thriving state of British boxing – mostly spurred by the well-handled careers of former Olympians such as Joshua , Frazer is optimistic about his future . He ’ s enjoyed a glittering amateur career , studded with championship prestige . When we asked which goals are keeping him in the hunt , he only had one , blunt answer .
“ I want an Olympic gold medal . After that , regardless of the result , I ’ m turning pro and going as far as I can . I ’ ve already been through two Olympic cycles . I ’ ve lived and trained with some of the best in the world and can ’ t explain how much they ’ ve done for me and what they mean to me . I ’ m going to do them all proud .”
A man of so many achievements with so much to come , Frazer is a natural ally to a company like Lik or Vapouround .
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